Iapetus (disambiguation)

Iapetus (Ancient Greek: Ἰαπετός; also Japetus, Iapetos) is a Titan god in Greek mythology.

Iapetus /aɪˈæpɪtəs/ or Japetus, may also refer to:

Places

• Iapetus (moon) (also 'Japetus'), one of the planet Saturn's moons, named for the mythological Titan
• Iapetus Ocean, an ancient ocean between the paleocontinents Laurentia and Baltica
• Iapetus suture, line of closure of the Iapetus Ocean
• Iapetus Nunatak (Iapetus Peak), Satellite Snowfield, Alexander Island, Antarctica

Biology

• Japetus (planthopper), a genus of South American planthopper, an insect found in northern South America
• Ctenotus iapetus (C. iapetus), a species of Australian skink, a lizard found in Western Australia
• Tagiades japetus (T. japetus), a species of spread-winged skipper butterfly, found in South Asia, Australasia, northern Australia

Other uses

• Japetus Steenstrup (1813–1897; Johannes Iapetus Smith Streenstrup), Danish biologist

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Japetus
• All pages with titles beginning with Japetos
• All pages with titles beginning with Iapetus
• All pages with titles beginning with Iapetos
• All pages with titles containing Japetus
• All pages with titles containing Japetos
• All pages with titles containing Iapetus
• All pages with titles containing Iapetos